“Today, the swearing-in ceremony of 83 attorney candidates was held. Thus, for the first time, the number of attorneys in our country equaled 2,322 people. I believe that this is a great success.” SIA reports that the Chairman of the Bar Association Anar Bagirov said these words in his statement to journalists.
He said that in general, the reforms carried out in the field of advocacy in recent years are bearing fruit: “The profession of lawyer has become very popular. Today, every Azerbaijani lawyer dreams of becoming a lawyer. The main reason for this great interest is that the judicial and legal reforms carried out in our country has significantly increased his confidence in his profession and the judiciary. I think this positive trend continues. It is heartening that most of the new candidates who apply for the bar are lawyers under the age of 30. At the same time, the number of female lawyers is also increasing. Today, 26% of candidates taking the oath of office are women. are candidates. This is our great success.”
